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4/26/2008

The parent’s role on the students’quest for federal assistance - Part 2

Even though many scholars and other behavioral investigators have “skillfully” determined that this is not a factor, common sense tells us otherwise, so much so, that countries that have strong family structures see the less amount of criminal behavior amongst their young.

When the children are born and until they reach mental and physical maturity, it is the responsibility of the parents to provide them with structure and stability enough for them to form and make their own perception of the importance of family. It most likely will not matter what type of family as long as the moral, ethical and social guidelines are respected. Gay couples must abide just the same as heterosexual ones to the same moral, ethical and social guidelines. However, this is subject of a different discussion.

Parents need to prepare for their child’s need to advance his or her studies. Being caught without any preparation does not mean that is the end of the world but it can make it harder.

• Prepare in advance

It might sound trivial and over used, but setting aside at least a small part of the paycheck to prepare for higher education costs is definitely a good idea. Do not leave your children’s opportunity of a better future in the hands of fortune, whether or not they might qualify for a student loan or federal education assistance.

Tradition says that the best way to go is to put the money on a savings account. This is not such a good idea, though it is far better than having nothing at all. And ideal scenario is to set aside the money and then invest it. There are different investments available and each investing executive can provide sufficient information for even the nonprofessionals to understand and be able to handle their own investments.

However, there are some points to be considered:

o To a longer period, the sum of money stays invested, the bigger that the gains will be.

Most banking and investing institutions provide several investing terms: 28 days, 6 months, 1 year, 5 years and so on. When a person invests in a banking institution, the bank makes the commitment to maintain the interest rate for the investment within a interest rate range, in this manner, if the market crashed or inflation increases, the investor will loose as little as possible of his or her economical capacity on the sum that was invested.

Investments can be on a banking institution or on a investing institution that specializes on the investing of private money. Additionally, parents can invest on real estate.

o Investment on banking institutions

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